Interview with AAAI Fellow Sriraam Natarajan: Human-allied AI

Each year the AAAI recognizes a group of individuals who have made significant, sustained contributions to the field of artificial intelligence by appointing them as Fellows. Over the course of the next few months, we'll be talking to some of the 2025 AAAI Fellows. In this interview we hear from Sriraam Natarajan, Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, who was elected as a Fellow for "significant contributions to statistical relational AI, healthcare adaptations and service to the AAAI community". We find out about his career path, research on human-allied AI, reflections on changes to the AI landscape, and passion for cricket. Could you start by telling us about your career so far, where you work and your broad area of research?